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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 1d

The freedom movement in Belarus could use a boost. (Gift link)

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The accidental power couple that is now taking on a dictator and Putin

After five years in prison Sergei Tikhanovsky leaves to find Belarus leader Lukashenko more entrenched than ever and his wife leading the resistance.

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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 1d

The carbon tax paid c.80% of citizens more than it cost us. Only the wealthiest polluters were out of pocket. Cancelling it expressly benefits the wealthy while impoverishing the rest of us.

Plus, we need more robust climate policy, not less of it.

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Bring on the $1000 carbon price

Once you understand why, you might prefer $10,000

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Dr. CSP @drcsp.bsky.social · 1d

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Greg Sampson @grandgraffiti.bsky.social · 1d

Don't use plastic containers to heat or transport hot food/drinks. wapo.st/46Zw1Qd

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 1d

Lost Science. Carl Zimmer "interviews US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to the Trump administration's cuts this year. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied the life bees bring to forests." Gift link from him: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

She Studied How Logging Affects Pollinators

Kim Ballare was a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service until her federal grant “got snatched away.”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · 2d

Good climate news this week
1 Global: Renewables generation surpasses coal for 1st time
2 Global: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries
3 Global: Solar and wind generation grew in 1st half by more than overall demand increased in the same period

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

On Toad’s birthday Frog gave him a hat. Toad was delighted.

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🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 1d

He was considered horrific BY THE PEOPLE WHO STARTED THE SPANISH INQUISITION

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 5d

Frog and Toad were caught in the rain. They ran to Frog’s house.

“I am all wet,” said Toad. “The day is spoiled.”

“Have some tea and cake,” said Frog. “The rain will stop. If you stand near the stove, your clothes will soon be dry.”

Frog and Toad stand in Frog's house, dripping wet. Frog has prepared a nice hot pot of tea for the pair.

From "The Corner"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*

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Erin Sherman 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 5d

Attempts

🐈 #kittens

A gray classic tabby kitten missing his right eye. He is stalking over a black and beige area rug.

A buff and white splotched kitten drinking water from a blue ceramic dish on a black and beige area rug

A gray classic tabby kitten to the left and a buff and white splotchy kitten to the right, on their bellies, seen from above. Their paws are just barely touching.

The kittens having a scuffle. The gray kitten is on the ground, looking aghast.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 5d

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Maddy Frumkin (she/her) @maddyfrumkin.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in a career in digital mental health, but not set on a clinical psych degree? Check out Dartmouth's PhD programs in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences and Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

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Graduate Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences

Dartmouth’s Quantitative Biomedical Sciences master’s and doctoral degrees prepare students to innovatively solve complex biomedical challenges.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 7d

A study of 500,000 medical records linked viruses with Alzheimer's again and again

"Those who were hospitalized with pneumonia after catching the flu seemed to be more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and ALS"

www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-5...

A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...

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Eliana Hadjiandreou @elianahadtime.bsky.social · 6d

Why do we derogate effective altruists, activists, & other radically prosocial individuals? In new work, we discuss how doing good that deviates from social norms gets stigmatized. New preprint w/ @dcameron.bsky.social @tlau.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 7d

Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 6d

I tend to be out of the loop with well known artists, and I've only recently seen the wildlife art of Bob Kuhn. Incredible color and simplicity while still displaying a strong knowledge of the subjects.

"Velvet Removal" a moose scratching his antlers on a tree, rendered in vivid but still lifelike colors.

"Not this Time" a detailed jaguar pouncing an egret in a loose jungle setting.

"Shady Spot" a coyote sits in the shade surrounded by a brightly lit scrub land. Fur and vegetation details are implied through smart brushwork.

"Hit and Miss" a dynamic scene of lionesses hunting antelope, with a focus on a lioness reaching into the air at an even higher jumping antelope.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 6d

Paper Alert!! Our collaborative work with Giger Lab at UMich is out now in #ScienceTranslationMedicine Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury | Science Translational Medicine @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury

In Sarm1-deficient mice, peripheral nervous system regeneration is delayed after injury.

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Dr. CSP @drcsp.bsky.social · 6d

“We dishonor those who came before us if in this moment of crisis we remain silent,” Mr. Stevenson said.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

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Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 6d

Ask: what did Apple want in return for bending the knee?

Answer: the end of the rule of law in Europe, and with it, an example for others.

Shot:

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Chaser(s):

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SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 6d

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, .... Has raised alarm among current and former FBI agents who say morale is low across the bureau as agents have less time to dedicate to the often complex cases they were hired to work on.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 6d

“Frog,” asked Toad, “was that a true story?”

“Maybe it was and maybe it wasn’t,” said Frog.

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Dr. CSP @drcsp.bsky.social · 6d

In case you needed a lamb today:

Two six month old lambs, adorably round, stand in a straw covered pen against a background of bright green grass